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Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever...fifth grade! See more »

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Because of an unusual aging disorder that has aged him four times faster than a normal human being, a boy enters the fifth grade for the first time with the appearance of a 40 year old man. Full summary » | Add synopsis »

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Ryan Acton, the photo double for main lead, was told he wasn't needed and wanted to go to school. He was then called back to the set. He wouldn't get out of the car when Francis Ford Coppola asked him to get to make up. Robin Williams was nice enough to get in and talk with him. Ryan didn't tell his mother the story of what Robin said for a couple of years. He said "Hi Ryan, I am your funny double, and if you don't want to get out of the car, it's okay." He then got out, was made up, and then not used that day.See more »

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Continuity: Jack tells his class that his birthday is on September 12, but his parents were at a Halloween party the night he was born.See more »

"Jack" is a silly, genial and charming story about a "little" boy who ages
four times faster than he should. It's a tragedy disguised as comedy. It has
some comic elements but who couldn't admit the basic idea is rather sad.
"Jack" is the kind of a film you least expect from the man who directed
violent crime, war and horror masterpieces "The Godfather" -trilogy,
"Apocalypse Now" and "Dracula". Nevertheless it's one of the most personal
projects of Francis Ford Coppola since his own son died at an early age.
Even though this is not a classic Coppola movie it's definitely classic role
from Robin Williams.

It's hard to think of another actor to play the part of a ten year old boy
who looks like a man of middle age. Williams really relieved the child
inside of him. Bill Cosby is also splendid as Jack's sympathetic teacher
Woodruff. For the sake of comparison I might mention that Penny Marshall's
"Big" starring Tom Hanks is an outstanding, heart-warming classic and I've
seen it many, many, many times but it's hard to get tired of a movie that's
simply so enjoyable and entertaining. "Jack" is watchable once or probably
even twice but unfortunately it doesn't come even close to "Big's" glamour.
"Jack" has a good idea and yet another excellent performance from Williams
but it's a movie that just might have been even better.

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